V is 35 yo Asian man. Pretty tight. Limping some in early position but mainly raising, usually to $15 in unopened pots. H has 3-bet V twice and he folded. V later stacked H with set over set. Effective stacks $750.

Why it was a good bluff (focused on turn) - H has pretty much all combos of sets in his range, as well as AT and all combos of Ahxh. H has 10 outs to the effective nuts unless V has Ahxh, and really the only combo left of that is AhJh given that Th is on the board and H has K and Q of hearts. V should fold 3 combos each of KK and QQ and 9 combos of JJ. He continues with 3 combos of AA, 3 combos of TT, 2 combos of ATs and 1 combo of AhJh, and all the value combos would sometimes lead turn so should be discounted some, while all combos of KK-JJ would check turn. Turn sizing leverages V's whole stack since H can now shove river for less than a pot sized bet.

Why it's a bad bluff - H's image isn't great having lost a big pot to V earlier (though it was a cooler) and H has been active. If V can have ATo here that gives him 7 more combos that call turn.

I'm pretty sure I hate this. In game I'm thinking that V is giving up and I have good equity with my pair + OESD so I can semi-bluff this. Plus this texture is really better for my limp/call range than his open range.

I dislike it because I don't have enough history to know if V will c-bet into 2 callers with AQ/AK here. I also think he's check/calling QQ/KK/AA here a lot on this board. He also has a bunch of pair + OESD and 2-pair hands here.

I'm pretty sure I hate this. In game I'm thinking that V is giving up and I have good equity with my pair + OESD so I can semi-bluff this. Plus this texture is really better for my limp/call range than his open range.

I dislike it because I don't have enough history to know if V will c-bet into 2 callers with AQ/AK here. I also think he's check/calling QQ/KK/AA here a lot on this board. He also has a bunch of pair + OESD and 2-pair hands here.

I don't like this one because if he folds, you probably weren't bluffing. He's probably calling with Jx hands, since thos are either TPTK or have a gut shot. If he shoves you probably have to call but could be dead or drawing to a chop. I'd take the free card and look to bink or get to showdown cheaply.

H raises to 10 UTG w ATs. 3 callers. V raises to 45 from SB. BB folds and H raises to 140. Folds to V who asks how much H has behind, then folds.

V is a good reg and this is a great squeeze spot for him. I block AA and AK, and am committing myself in V's eyes and putting him in a shove/fold spot where my range is uncapped. Also, no one 4-bets as a bluff which I think increases FE v a good villain. On the other hand, I may just be ahead here if V is squeezing light and it's not a bluff.

H raises to 10 UTG w ATs. 3 callers. V raises to 45 from SB. BB folds and H raises to 140. Folds to V who asks how much H has behind, then folds.

V is a good reg and this is a great squeeze spot for him. I block AA and AK, and am committing myself in V's eyes and putting him in a shove/fold spot where my range is uncapped. Also, no one 4-bets as a bluff which I think increases FE v a good villain. On the other hand, I may just be ahead here if V is squeezing light and it's not a bluff.

If you bet second nut low and villain folds the nut low, does that mean you weren't bluffing?

Guessing what browni was getting at is the idea that when you turn a hand into a bluff you are attacking a range and therefore when villain folds a portion of that range the fact that some of the static hands may be behind (A9) and some may be ahead (AJ) you are still bluffing vs his range and prefer folds over calls.

Also 4b sizing is too big and 3bets from the sb vs an utg raise are usually very strong.

I don't really understand your logic in this hand. If you think V has a big spade, but not a flush/set, he is still likely calling and he has a lot of equity against you. Why not take a card with what is likely the best hand and a pretty good idea of which cards you like?

Why can't he have a hand like AA, AQ, etc?

Why do you need to bet so big?

If you really think V is on naked spades then it's not a bluff and you want him to call.

I think the last hand I posted was well played, so now I'll post my own spew.

Villain opens to $20 and gets two calls, Hero looks down at 74 and decides to squeeze to $100. Villain calls and one of the cold-callers calls. Oops.

My reasoning? The pre-flop opener was pretty deep with me, and he seemed to have a fold button, at least post-flop. The table had not seen very many 3-bets and I had a pretty tight, clean image. The other two players were pretty loose with wide cold-calling ranges, so I figured I usually only have to worry about the pfr.

Anyway, I was planning on pretty much giving up unless I flop some equity, but the flop is 832, which misses everybody's ranges pretty hard, so I decide to bet $165 and it gets two folds.

Two hands later I stack a newly seated fish on JJ with my AA in a 250bb pot allin preflop and then I immediately get up and leave. Reg says "you really are a dick" - one of his better reads of the evening

I don't really understand your logic in this hand. If you think V has a big spade, but not a flush/set, he is still likely calling and he has a lot of equity against you. Why not take a card with what is likely the best hand and a pretty good idea of which cards you like?

Why can't he have a hand like AA, AQ, etc?

Why do you need to bet so big?

If you really think V is on naked spades then it's not a bluff and you want him to call.

I think the last hand I posted was well played, so now I'll post my own spew.

Villain opens to $20 and gets two calls, Hero looks down at 74 and decides to squeeze to $100. Villain calls and one of the cold-callers calls. Oops.

My reasoning? The pre-flop opener was pretty deep with me, and he seemed to have a fold button, at least post-flop. The table had not seen very many 3-bets and I had a pretty tight, clean image. The other two players were pretty loose with wide cold-calling ranges, so I figured I usually only have to worry about the pfr.

Anyway, I was planning on pretty much giving up unless I flop some equity, but the flop is 832, which misses everybody's ranges pretty hard, so I decide to bet $165 and it gets two folds.

When theres a $20 raise and 2 calls....and then 2 of those guys call a 3 bet to $100....arent you putting at least one of them on TT+? Or do you think the $165 will convince them you have AA-QQ and lay it down?

When theres a $20 raise and 2 calls....and then 2 of those guys call a 3 bet to $100....arent you putting at least one of them on TT+? Or do you think the $165 will convince them you have AA-QQ and lay it down?

To be perfectly honest I was button clicking in that hand a bit. Pre-flop I decided that they weren't calling 3-bets too wide, post-flop I decided they were calling pre-flops too loosely and I could take it down enough with a bet

In reality the latter was probably true and the squeeze was spew. However, I've noticed that a lot of players become much more weak/tight when the pots get big and are unwilling to continue in big 3! pots without strong hands, so maybe the line as a whole is not completely terrible against many players.

If they only continue with 99 or better then my line is probably profitable.

H raises to 10 UTG w ATs. 3 callers. V raises to 45 from SB. BB folds and H raises to 140. Folds to V who asks how much H has behind, then folds.

V is a good reg and this is a great squeeze spot for him. I block AA and AK, and am committing myself in V's eyes and putting him in a shove/fold spot where my range is uncapped. Also, no one 4-bets as a bluff which I think increases FE v a good villain. On the other hand, I may just be ahead here if V is squeezing light and it's not a bluff.

I don't think V is squeezing really light here, though it depends on the caller and overcallers tendencies. Mostly though 1/2 players are sticky so need a reall big incentive to fold preflop.

UTG 7 handed is still fairly tight, pot is 43 when it gets to OOP V and he only raises to 45 with 355 behind so it isn't a great line as a bluff: he doesn't look comitted, he can expect to get called by pairs and big cards and big SC. I think it is most likely V has value below KK and doesn't want it hugely multiway OOP so he raises moderate sized in an attempt to go HU vs hero with an equity advantage.